Young Wind
Young County, Texas · EIA plant ID 65763 · Operator: Young Wind, LLC
Nameplate500MWSummer 500 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,618GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor37%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 77 | 20.7% | — |
| 2023 | 1,580 | 36.1% | — |
| 2024 | 1,557.2 | 35.4% | — |
| 2025 | 1,569.1 | 35.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYOUN | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 500 | 500 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Young Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Young Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 500 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Graham | 635 MW | 22.5 km |
| Olney | 20 MW | 30.6 km |
| Trinity Hills | 198 MW | 32.2 km |
| Azure Sky Wind Project, LLC Hybrid | 470 MW | 39.5 km |
| Senate Wind LLC | 150 MW | 46.4 km |
| Barton Chapel Wind Farm | 120 MW | 48 km |